Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-20
miscellaneous Clippings.

The French have devised short way
with fraudulent battermen. By the new
law on the subject just passed, any one
Intentionally selling any butter substi.
tute, or any butter mixed with other
substance, under the name of butter, is
liable (l) to term of imprisonment from
six days to six months; (2) to fine of
from fifty to three thousand francs; (3)
to have all his stock of the fraudulent
substance confiscated; az to have the
conviction published in the papers, and
placarded in the market OF his own town,
and posted on his house and shop, all at
his own expense. Any man selling such
article is presumed to do so Intentionally,
unless he gives the name OF the person
he bought them from; and on second
convicuon within twelve months, the
ma x:mum fine is to be inflicted.
4 e last survivor OF one of the great
hi. iorical families of Europe was buried
at Cbene, near Geneva, four days before
Christmas. The venerable Mathilde
Poniatowski, the widow of Count Szy.
manowski, has just passed her Goth year.
Her family gave to Poland its last king,
S.anislaus Augustus, under whose reign
tie death.struggle of the Polish nation
began, and its last hero, Prince Joseph
Poniatowski, P who fell as one Of Napo.
Icons generals when bravely attempting
to cover the retreat of the French at the
battle of Lsipsig. The Gar Alexander,
with generosity which did him credit,
allowed his corpse to be buried in the
church at Cracow amongst the old kings
and heroes of Poland. Count Szyman.
owski, the husband of the deceased lady.
took prominent part in the rising Of
the Poles in 1881, since which time she
has lived quiet and uneventful life in
the hospitable republic of Geneva.
| The Italian papers call attention to a
curious illustration of the change which
has taken place in the attitude Of the
more eminent members of the Roman
Papsl Curia toward the eminent members
of the National party. When Cardinal
Jacobini, who has served Leo XIII sc
faithfully, was seized with his last pain.
full illness. he was asked what physician
he would prefer. He replied, to the as
tonishment of his more irreconcilable
colleagues, "Dr. Guido Baccelli." DR.
Baccelli is not only leading Liberal
| Dub no ~ az tuio ihuuioub tnb representa-
tive of the City of Rome in the Italial
Parliament, and what is even more re
markable, he was short time ago tn,
italian Minister of Education.
MThe change which is taking place il
English agriculture is powerfully illua
trated by the agricultural statistics o
1856. The wheat crop of last season
was over sixteen million bushels short o
that of 1885, and barley decreased to tn
extent of over seven million bushels
As regards wheat it is probable that /
cold spring had something to do wisi
the falling off, but the main cause mus
have been the Improbable nature o
this branch of farming. The British
farmer, indeed, is fast throwing himself
into the culture Of root and grass
crops, and the figures for tur
nips. mangolds and hay are al
in excess OF recent years.
England is to have Kreuznach of its
own, and we shall probably soon hear q
great deal Of Woodhall Spa in Lincoln.
shire, which is said TO possess the strong.
/ Ut bromo-iodipe mineral water In